Chad_Impact Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 All your curses have been cast...you will see the Vanney curse come into effect when Ballou torches TFC tomorrow 😉. Bison44, apbsmith, Olympique_de_Marseille and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) Seems like his confidence isn't too high, not choosing to take people on one v one. He use to do it too much almost. Edited August 25, 2019 by Chad_Impact Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 44 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: Seems like his confidence isn't too high, not choosing to take people on one v one. He use to do it too much almost. Agree 100%, he's become shy and cautious compared to to the old Tabla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 We need Shawn Michaels to help him find his smile. I felt bad for him. He never seemed in the game and is so devoid of confidence. He mainly ambled around and it looked liked his team simply wouldnt pass to him at times. Hoping Wilmer can raise his spirits and he also picks himself out of the slump as there is only so much anyone but Ballou can do to change his mentality. #prayforballou Lansdude and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Going to Barca may have opened his eyes to the world's best, and has surely raised his game in some areas, but that directness has gone missing and it is a shame. At the same time, he is the same age as Bayhia and Choiniere and is clearly more polished than both, if not more talented. I am sure he'll figure it out. We need to be realistic as well. Not every players trajectory will be straight up. There will be set backs. Ballou was not going to come in and rip MLS to shreds just because he is coming over from the Barcelona system. The league has improved even in the short time he's been away. Like I said before, if he can grab a couple of goals and assists during this loan, that has to be considered a success. 2 goals, 1 assist; 1 goal, 3 assists, something like this...but if anyone is expecting him to score 4 or 5 goals and a half-dozen assists, that's not going to happen. The Impact only have 9 guaranteed games left (inc. V cup). toontownman, apbsmith and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 For now I'd want him at the U23 level. Blackjack15, Bison44 and MtlMario 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, VinceA said: For now I'd want him at the U23 level. It may not be a bad idea to task him with being the leader of the U23 side. Give him the responsibility of being the man to qualify us for the Olympics. That may be a challenge that resonates with him. Hasn't it been said that he thrives on being the main man, the important player in the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, VinceA said: For now I'd want him at the U23 level. Of course he should. He hasnt shown anything to deserve consistent senior team call ups. Johnson, Akendele, Tiebert, Wotherspoon etc get skipped over. He is capped and thats great but he needs to start showing it on the field. Play well this last bit of the MLS season. Go to the U-23 and dominate. Turn it up a notch like Davies, David and Kaye have been doing and Herdman will get you on the field soon enough. h coach, MtlMario, king1010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Any updates on Tabla. I don't really watch MLS these days (allocated soccer time goes to CPL) and am curious if he is doing anything that would suggest progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Any updates on Tabla. I don't really watch MLS these days (allocated soccer time goes to CPL) and am curious if he is doing anything that would suggest progress. Not much. he didn't start this weekend, but I assume it's because they plan to start him on Wednesday. I was surprised he started the first match under Cabrera, but since then, he's the first option off the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Blackdude said: Not much. he didn't start this weekend, but I assume it's because they plan to start him on Wednesday. I was surprised he started the first match under Cabrera, but since then, he's the first option off the bench. I just checked out the Impact thread in the MLS section and it sounds like they have been in a bit of a rut (some comments make it seem like a dumpster fire but their results haven't been completely terrible). I hope you are right that he plays on Wednesday. Would be nice to watch him play a full game to see where he is at in relation to the MLS average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 3 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: I just checked out the Impact thread in the MLS section and it sounds like they have been in a bit of a rut (some comments make it seem like a dumpster fire but their results haven't been completely terrible). I hope you are right that he plays on Wednesday. Would be nice to watch him play a full game to see where he is at in relation to the MLS average. To be honest, I had forgotten he went back to Montreal. Now all of a sudden I'm hoping for a 6-3 win for TFC with Tabla getting a hat trick. Obinna and ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Talking about guys playing the wing and coming up through the Barça ranks. Ansu Fati, a goal and an assist in 7 minutes last weekend. I think it is a bit a question of luck and being in the right place at the right time. But also mentality. Fati has come in from the academy to play for Barça now, on the left wing being a right footer. He three years younger than Ballou: https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/videos/1345656/goal-ansu-fati-vs-valencia-1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 He should going to the U23s he can get his game back on track. Bison44, BCM and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, SpecialK said: He should going to the U23s he can get his game back on track. Geesh, dont say that. When it was suggested a run out with CMNT and a goal would help get Larin on track everyone was offended. Personally i agree that some u-23 success might build up his confidence. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I wonder what will happen after his Impact loan. Back to Barca B? I think at some point Tabla is going to have to leave Barcelona if he wants first team football. Victor Vazquez left the club and made his name with Club Brugges. Maybe Ballou can follow a similar trajectory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, Obinna said: I wonder what will happen after his Impact loan. Back to Barca B? I think at some point Tabla is going to have to leave Barcelona if he wants first team football. Victor Vazquez left the club and made his name with Club Brugges. Maybe Ballou can follow a similar trajectory? What is happening this year with the youth at Barça really demonstrates that you have to take your chances and move quickly. You get chances, they care for you and you train (Ballou went on the US tour and played 2018 summer, he trained with the first team), but you cannot stagnate. Especially if you are coming in from the outside, as your window is more limited and you do not have a relationship with the team. Ok, he had bad luck with the loan to Albacete, he did not play so it was a lost 4 months. This year, of his last year's teammates: Oriol Busquets is on loan at Twente, where he is playing; Miranda, another 2000, is on loan at Schalke 04. Both were first elevated to first team status before the loans out. Carles Pérez is playing for the first team while Messi, Suárez and Dembele get over injuries. About 8-9 others of Ballou's age are being allowed to continue with the B team, some have even gotten contract extensions, so they are being patient with them. Have to say, some of Ballou's peers are on worse loan deals, like McGuane the English-Irish player, is on loan to a team in Dutch 2nd tier, or Mújica, who is with Leeds u23. And so with another half dozen, loaned to worse set-ups. Then you have Ansu Fati, who is 16 and has never played with the B, but he has taken his chances and is with the first team, he may play tonight vs. Dortmund even. Conclusion: I have no frigging idea what they'll do with him in January, though I imagine he might play a bit that month to show him off, and they'll set up another loan for later in the transfer window. Obinna, ray and cronaldo7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: What is happening this year with the youth at Barça really demonstrates that you have to take your chances and move quickly. You get chances, they care for you and you train (Ballou went on the US tour and played 2018 summer, he trained with the first team), but you cannot stagnate. Especially if you are coming in from the outside, as your window is more limited and you do not have a relationship with the team. Ok, he had bad luck with the loan to Albacete, he did not play so it was a lost 4 months. This year, of his last year's teammates: Oriol Busquets is on loan at Twente, where he is playing; Miranda, another 2000, is on loan at Schalke 04. Both were first elevated to first team status before the loans out. Carles Pérez is playing for the first team while Messi, Suárez and Dembele get over injuries. About 8-9 others of Ballou's age are being allowed to continue with the B team, some have even gotten contract extensions, so they are being patient with them. Have to say, some of Ballou's peers are on worse loan deals, like McGuane the English-Irish player, is on loan to a team in Dutch 2nd tier, or Mújica, who is with Leeds u23. And so with another half dozen, loaned to worse set-ups. Then you have Ansu Fati, who is 16 and has never played with the B, but he has taken his chances and is with the first team, he may play tonight vs. Dortmund even. Conclusion: I have no frigging idea what they'll do with him in January, though I imagine he might play a bit that month to show him off, and they'll set up another loan for later in the transfer window. Belgium along side David & Larin sounds just about perfect. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 56 minutes ago, costarg said: Belgium along side David & Larin sounds just about perfect. David and Tabla are different players, of course, but you'd think Gent would he keeping tabs on someone like Ballou. David is having a lot of success. He basically fell in their lap. Wouldn't they be looking for more bargins in Canada? Then again, Ballou is part of Barca. I don't think a club like Gent is going to look there for bargins. The CPL on the other hand... Tabla also needs to show something to entice any potential suitor, which he hasn't been doing. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I just hope he starts to get back onto the trajectory he seemed to be on a couple of years ago. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Ballou not even on the bench in a game where the Impact are resting players. I don't think he's injured either. If coach after coach leave him in the box, have to think something he's doing is rubbing them the wrong way. Edited September 22, 2019 by Chad_Impact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I hate to be the one to say this, but his trajectory has been downhill since he decided to play for us. If your goal is to one day play for the Ivory Coast, and follow in the footsteps of your idol Drogba, but then you are convinced to play for Canada instead, do you have the same motivation? Is your why big enough? Can’t help but wonder this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Has nothing to do with being convinced..Ivory Coast has many players playing at a very high level so he wasnt even close BCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Nothing to do with Ivory Coast. deschamp86 and Kent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Hope you guys are right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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